Crime Watch Report - June 21 to June 27, 2020
During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 333 complaints.
Summer Counter Attack Road Checks
2020 Summer Counter Attack Impaired Driving Campaign has begun!
If you will be out and consuming alcohol or recreational drugs, please plan a safe ride home. Hosting a get together? Remember that you have responsibilites for your guests when you are serving intoxicants. There is no excuse for driving while impaired and BC has some significant penalties for drivers who make the wrong choice.
Happy Canada Day
Wishing All our Volunteers a Happy Canada Day! Test your knowledge of Canada with this quiz.
Traffic Calming
Whenever I make a public presentation and then open the floor to questions people always highlight the traffic problems in their neighbourhoods and ask why the police never seem to be doing anything about them. I always feel inadequate when I point out that those same problems exist everywhere in our community and the police can only be there occasionally.
Crime Watch Report - June 14 to June 20, 2020
During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 298 complaints.
On The Beach - June 24, 2020
OCSV's Michael Garland speaks with The Beach FM's Dave Graham discussing upcoming events.
Crime Watch Report - June 7 to June 13, 2020
During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 271 complaints.
Slowing too Soon for the Intersection
I've been asked to discuss the practice of some drivers who "slow down, way back from a stop light, potentially blocking access for both the left and the right turn lane, especially where there is an advance green light for a left turn." The person who requested the examination is irked by these drivers as it costs them precious seconds of driving time.
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2020
Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. It represents the one day in the year when the whole world voices its opposition to the abuse and suffering inflicted on some of our older generations. The Office of the Seniors Advocate monitors and analyzes seniors services and issues in B.C., and makes recommendations to government and service providers to address systemic issues. You can learn more about elder abuse through the Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse.
Crime Watch Report - May 31 to June 6, 2020
During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 251 complaints.